Sunday, February 24, 2013

2013 Academy Award Winner Predictions



It’s taken me a while to get this list together, but finally with just a few more hours until the awards show, here are my predictions for who should win tonight. First is my short list, followed by the awards I’m especially looking forward to:

Foreign Language Film
Amour (from Austria)
Best Documentary Feature
David France & Howard Gertler – How to Survive a Plague
Best Documentary Short
Kief Davidson & Cori Shepherd Stern – Open Heart
Short Film (Live Action)
Shawn Christensen - Curfew
Short Film (Animated)
John Kahrs - Paperman
Best Original Score
John Williams - Lincoln
Best Original Song
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth – “Skyfall” from Skyfall
Best Sound Editing
Per Hallberg & Karen Baker Landers - Skyfall
Best Sound Mixing
Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, & Simon Hayes – Les Misérables
Best Production Design
Rick Carter & Jim Erckson - Lincoln
Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins – Skyfall
Bets Makeup and Hairstyling
Howard Berger, Peter Montagna, & Martin Samuel - Hitchcock
Best Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran – Anna Karenina
Best Film Editing
William Goldenberg - Argo
Best Visual Effects
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, & Donald R. Elliott – Life of Pi
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Amour – Michael Haneke
Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino
Flight – John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal
Who SHOULD Win: Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained
Who WILL Win: Michael Haneke for Amour
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Argo – Chris Terrio
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi – David Magee
Lincoln – Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell
Who SHOULD Win: David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
Who WILL Win: Tony Kushner for Lincoln
Best Animated Feature
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
Who SHOULD Win: Wreck-It Ralph
Who WILL Win: Wreck-It Ralph
Best Director
Michael Haneke – Amour
Ang Lee- Life of Pi
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Who SHOULD Win: Ben Affleck for Argo
Who WILL Win: Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin – Argo
Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
Who SHOULD Win: Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook
Who WILL Win: Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – The Master
Sally Field – Lincoln
Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook
Who SHOULD Win: Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables
Who WILL Win: Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
Denzel Washington - Flight
Who SHOULD Win: Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook
Who WILL Win: Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Who SHOULD Win: Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
Who WILL Win: Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
Best Picture
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Who SHOULD Win: Django Unchained
Who WILL Win: Argo

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